fuel gauge!!!

dealer39 said:

Hello everybody!
I have another question for all!!!

So every fill up I am only putting 20 gallons in. But it said that the fuel tank is 26 gallons!!

Well my main reason for raising this thread from the dead is to ask:
Does the last bar go clear like the rest, wihout being bone dry of course?
Thanksss

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PS The tank was not empty at 78 litres
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Altered Sprinter said:

When your yellow fuel warning marker comes on ..that is on a flat highway run you have up to 60 kilometers 36 miles before expiry, but that is questionable as to your speed?
I have a 72 liter tank with reserve fuel about three liters plus the lines hold a liter and the fuel filter plus fuel to injectors hold another half liter,
Photo is an example of my van holding 80 liters of fuel well above MB's specifications.
Last fuel trip,returned 1000 Kilometers or 600 miles on a re-fill of 76 liters

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PS The tank was not empty at 78 litres
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showkey said:

When my fuel light comes on I have 5.5 to 6 gallons left or 65 to 85 miles before it's bone dry........

2008 chassis RV

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showkey said:

When my fuel light comes on I have 5.5 to 6 gallons left or 65 to 85 miles before it's bone dry........

2008 chassis RV

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icarus said:

My "empty light" comes on every time, and I have always stopped within ~10 miles, and have always put in just about 20 gallons, giving me what I expect to be ~60 miles to go safely. (that said, the light does it's job, since mine goes from 3 pips to 1 in no time, so when the light comes on it "scares me" enough to get to the nearest fuel.

Icarus

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cedarsanctum said:

I was playing with the computer in the fancy dash we got and when the light comes on it will often tell me the range is 90-110 miles. I, too, am afraid to push it to empty and will seek fuel when the light comes on. Lately i've pushed that and gone another 50 miles, and the gauge still shows 1 bar like when the light comes on. I doubt if i've ever put more than 20 gallons in on fill up, but i'd have to check that. It would be interesting to know.

Jef

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Altered Sprinter said:

You have either the high line digital dash, or analog both show fuel warning lights. You can not miss the yellow canary. when it goes off,and stays steady.
I have included the early NCV pdf 2005/09 not after as to engine changes for emissions etc, everything you need to know is in it, be aware some Global aspects are not applicable to your NAFTA N/A..Sprinter.
Download it and place in documents it's a valuable tool to have,as to referencing.It's a good read your dash set up is in there too.
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dealer39 said:

thank you man! But I meant if it shows for how many miles I have diesel!!))))

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Altered Sprinter said:

Sixty miles sounds right at 65 mph, but if your flat footing it, then less maybe! No one has ever actually shown a test of x=e as to differnt Sprinter models and loads etc.
Do you want to be the guinea pig.
Richard.

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dealer39 said:

no!!! not realy!!!!

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dealer39 said:

You said fancy dash!!
Not every dash is telling you the range??? I cant find it on mine! I thought that its just hard to find it! Now i see that I probably dont have one!!!??

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dealer39 said:

Hello everybody!
I have another question for all!!!

So every fill up I am only putting 20 gallons in. But it said that the fuel tank is 26 gallons!!

Well my main reason for raising this thread from the dead is to ask:
Does the last bar go clear like the rest, wihout being bone dry of course?
Thanksss

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showkey said:

When my fuel light comes on I have 5.5 to 6 gallons left or 65 to 85 miles before it's bone dry........

2008 chassis RV

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twistyroad said:

I've run as much as 91 miles with the light on (at a little over 70mph), and it took 24.0 gal to refill.

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